Hotel security is like walking into an airport. Bags go through scanners, cell phones are examined, dogs sniff your cars when you drive up. But at 1 am at night, things feel a bit lax. Me and friends walked through and even though the gate beeped, they didn't scan us for anything else. But we couldn't accompany our friends to their room after 10. Strict rules that only guests can go to rooms after 10. Not sure what the purpose is, but I think everyone here has just accepted the need for such security.
They have tons of police check points on roads at night. Supposedly looking for "evil doers" but really all it does is create traffic snarls. The one positive externality is that they catch drunk drivers. This year they caught 800+ drunk drivers in Bombay on new years eve (last year the number was 230). It's so effective that nowadays no one goes out at night without a driver, because they don't want to deal with the cops after a glass of beer.
Also went to Leo's my second day in Bombay. It was nice to see the place PACKED (with desi's and foreigners). I hadn't realized how close it is to the big police station at Regal (and I'm talking police headquarters). Embarrassing that they could cause so much havoc so close to law enforcement. One glass pane at Leo's still has bullet holes. Here's a pic (took it with my cell so a bit blurry)
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